Sunday, September 27, 2009
Sayaji Shinde - "Chaitanya Dantuluri is Different, He Has A Brain"
"Woh aadmi ke paas sacch mein dimaag hai. I want such people to be successful. I don't mean to offend anyone but working in such stories and with such directors give you a creative satisfaction. But bottom line is we want all films to run, make money."
Women Look Beautiful After Bath
The director has given Shashank a bespectacled look as it is required for the character. He wants to release the film after the festival, there is no mad rush or competition, this is a different film altogether he quipped.
Kareena Goes Topless for Kurbaan-Photo
Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan’s latest movie is Karan Johar’s Kurbaan. Kurbaan with a promotional tag ‘Some Love Stories Have Blood on Them’. The movie is directed by Rensil D Silva and music by Salim – Sulaiman. As we know Kareena and Saif are real life partners and so this movie with them together is creating interest among movie lovers. Movie will release on November 27 2009.
Pokiri - Hindi version roaring at box office with Rs.38 crores collection in first week
RGV into troubles again with Censor Board officials
Sumanth signed up for two more movies
Prakash Raj - Remuneration is Rs.3 crores
Heroine surrendered to the director
Shriya - Trisha reduced their pay packs
Katrina-Shahid together
The two hotties of Bollywood Shahid Kapoor and Katrina Kaif will come together in a flick, if everything falls into the right places.
According to a rumor, Aditya Chopra has cast Katrina Kaif and Shahid Kapoor together for his next flick.
When Katrina was quizzed about the same, she did not confirm the news,she only said, “I have signed two films.”
Folks would you like to see Shahid-Katrina together?
Shiney collapses in court
Actor Shiney Ahuja who is undergoing a trial for raping his maid, fainted this morning in court. Shiney has been slogging it out in the jail since June 15th.
Shiney’s lawyer requested the authorities to shift his client to the hospital, however the actor was examined by jail doctors and was not hospitalized.
Shiney was seen crying in pain because of a slip disc problem and was unable to walk on his own, he was assisted by two constables in the room.
The court has adjourned the matter to October 7th.
Salman:SRK is simply great
Salman at the recent episode of his show Dus Ka Dum with guests Govinda and Reitesh praised rival SRK and branded him as ’simply great’.
At the show,when Reitesh mimicked SRK, Salman said, “When it comes to romantic scenes, Shah Rukh is outstanding. Nobody can do it better than Shah Rukh Khan. He has the intensity in his eyes and is utterly romantic.”
And then Sallu went on saying,“Professionally, Shah Rukh is simply great.
Producer of Dus Ka Dum, Anita Basu, said, “Salman has been very gracious in his compliments about Shah Rukh. No snide remark was passed. Salman is a thorough professional who likes SRK`s work and he acknowledged it when people asked his about SRK.”
SRK must be really happy with the compliments Sallu has showered on him.
ANR Lost Shy Feeling With Old Age
The legendary Akkineni Nageswara Rao may have come off age and is nearing his nineties but then that has not stopped him from revealing his mischievous side when it comes to women and he still possesses the same energy levels when it comes to speaking with the media.
Recently, he celebrated his birthday and while he has been quite careful and composed with his words when it comes to the TV media, things changed when it came to the web media. It was noticed that ANR was quite free with his talk and it was filled with romantic memories.
It also took a higher step when it got to his olden days of naughty acts. The interview was conducted by a popular website. However, there are those who commented that Akkineni’s romanticism was crossing the levels and touching eroticism.
Kajal Demands Rs 99 Lakh For ‘Chandi'
She is known as the saucy seductress of the Telugu cinema and though the audience has glorified her and see her now as Princess Mitrvinda of ‘Magadheera’ fame, the pretty starlet has been busy trying to hike up her meters and make the most of it.
She is none other than Kajal Agarwal and right now she has made news with the kind of quotation she has given. There is news that Kajal has been roped in for this new movie which is being made by the big budget movie maker M S Raju and this will be directed by the veteran Kodi Ramakrishna.
Now, what has stumped many is that Kajal is said to have demanded a whopping Rs 99 Lakhs (yes, not even a Rs 1 Cr!!!!!) as the remuneration for this movie. Many are wondering as to why she had given a ‘Bata’ kind of rate with her remuneration, the film is said to have been titled as ‘Chandi’.
Victory Venkatesh: 'Don't Worry About Banana Peal'
Victory Venkatesh has now changed his life style a lot. He is not letting a single day go without meditation. People in Film Nagar started calling him Maharshi. That is not to make fun or call with a nick name. There is lot of change in him than before, say many. He says about meditation in a recent talk.
“Meditation invokes the inner self. That is known only with experience. We should meditate regularly. I read the works of Osho, Ramana Maharshi, Bhagwad Gita, Swami Vivekananda, Ramakrishna Paramahamsa etc. Meditation helps us to maintain balance inside us. We become strong to accept good and bad equally. Whatever we are seeing with our eyes is not the only truth. There is lot of sweetness when peeped inside ourselves. We should not worry about banana peal but aim at tasting the banana inside it. We can easily balance our lives between spirituality and professionalism then”, he addressed.
Anushka signs a new film
Anushka has a few films up her sleeve which are likely to release soon, of which Vedam is one, where she plays a sex workers. She also has a Tamil film opposite Vijay slated to release soon.
Once she finishes work on these above films she would start work on the new film.
Hawa Of Hindi Pokiri
Prakashraj is remaking Aakashamantha in Kannada and also talks are on to dub the film Kanchivaram into Telugu. Hopefully it will be out in the last week of October.
Srikanth - "Only Mahatma On My Mind"
Mahatma which is Srikanth's 100th film is supposed to enlighten people and will shake them out of stupor. It will question people as to why they celebrate October 2 when the Mahatma's principles are not followed in 'deed'. Ram Jagan will play the role of a street dramatist.
Kangana Ranaut regrets turning down Pokiri
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Nagarjuna’s new film gearing up for December release
Surya-Nayanathara’s “Ghatikudu” audio launch in Rajahmundry
Ramanaidu 12 languages movie started
Prabhu to play vital role in Prabhas movie
Why Puri's - Ek Niranjan not release under his audio company?
Srikanth's - Left out desire
'Kanchivaram' to come in Telugu
Advance booking for Jackson film to start Sunday
Surya Kiran - "Chapter 6 Began On Valentine's Day"
The shooting took place in Hyderabad, Vizag, Meghalaya, Kerala, Sikkim and Thailand and the shooting wound up on July 6th. The 6 emotions in love is shown in 6 colours. The birth of love in blue, it's purity in white, detachment in yellow, failure in black, search for love in orange and victory in red.
The director adds that it is a different love story and the eight songs have been scored by different music directors. Four cinematographers worked for this film, the film appears like a story book and is very interesting. The audio will be released this week and the film in October. The hero apparently is the brother of director Shiva who directed Souryam and heroine is a sibling of former Miss India Natasha Suri.
Sontha Vooru Selected For Mumbai Film Festival
The director meanwhile has been organising workshops in Vizag. He is keen on making Vizag the second most important place for filmmaking after Hyderabad. The workshop he is conducting is on politics, inviting youngsters to play an important role in it, creating an awareness, facilitating integrated discussions, and a few prominent politicians are going to give guest lectures goading youth to play a major role than remaining a mere spectator.
Ek Niranjan (2009) Songs Free Download:
Ek Niranjan (2009)
Cast : Prabhas, Kangana Ranaut, Sonu Sood, Mukul Dev
Producer : Aditya Ram
Director: Puri Jagannadh
Music : Mani Sharma
CLICK ON THE SONG TO DOWNLOAD:
01 - Ek Niranjan
Singers : Ranjith
Lyrics : Ramajogayya Sastry
02 - Gundello
Singers : Hemachandra, Geetha Madhuri
Lyrics : Ramajogayya Sastry
03 - Sameera
Singers : Karthik
Lyrics : Ramajogayya Sastry
04 - Evaru Lerani
Singers : Malavika
Lyrics : Bhaskarabhatla
05 - Mahammari
Singers : Kalyan Vasanth, Geetha Madhuri
Lyrics : Bhaskarabhatla
Nagarjuna’s Bilingual Project To Be Made In Tamil And Telugu
Radha Mohan is gearing up for his next project, a bilingual, produced by Prakashraj’s Duet films and Dilraj. To be made in Tamil and Telugu, the movie will have Nagarjuna in the lead and is titled Payanam in Tamil.
This will be Nagarjuna’s second direct Tamil film after Ratchagan. Although he’s quite familiar with the Tamil audience as an action hero through his dubbing films, Nagarjuna was introduced to Tamil in a romantic role with Idhayathai Thirudadhe, a dubbing film directed by Mani Ratnam.Payanam will go on floors in November and Prakashraj also makes an appearance in the movie.
Venkatesh To Maintain A Balance Between Spirituality And Professional
Hero Venkatesh says ’I believe in meditating. It helps us to realise that God is within us. We don’t have to look outside for Him. Meditation helps us become strong from within and makes us accept good and bad things in equal measure. Whatever we see outside is materialistic and temporary.
Meditation helps to tap the real energy inside us. We should meditate regularly and not only for a stipulated time period. I read the writings of Osho, Ramana Maharshi, Bhagwad Gita, Swami Vivekananda, Ramakrishna Paramahamsa et al. We have to grow from within as we grow from outside in our career and life. We must strive to maintain a balance between spirituality and our professional live.
Unfortunately, we are always worried about the banana peal than the fruit inside it. We forget the most important thing that is – the real essence lies within us. We should feel good about our life and accept things as they come.’
Indian Films In London Film Festival World Cinema category
Five Indian filmmakers under one roof for the first time at the BFI 53rd London Film Festival. Under the World Cinema category at this years London Film Festival, Indian Film Industry takes centre stage as four experienced, talented and versatile filmmakers, Shyam Benegal, Sudhir Mishra, Anurag Kashyap and Buddhadeb Dasgupta get ready to showcase their creativity with their respective films, Well Done Abba, Tera Kya Hoga Johnny, Gulaal, The Well and The Window to the world audience. While Anurag’s critically acclaimed film Gulaal is to be screened on 17th, 19th, 21st and 25th of October at 12:30, 18:30, 15:15 and 16:45 UK time respectively, below is a brief synopsis of what’s in-store for the world audience.
Shyam Benegal, whose Welcome to Sajjanpur was showcased at the prestigious London Film Festival last year, returns with a new comedy on Indian village life titled Well Done Abba. The film revolves around Armaan Ali, played by Boman Irani, who is a middle aged driver for a city executive. He takes a month’s leave and, when he arrives back at work three months later, his boss, understandably, threatens to sack him. To save his job, charming Armaan spins a fabulous story of why he was delayed in getting his daughter married. Fable or truth, the boss isn’t quite sure, but the story revolves around a central question – how a well, once dug, can be stolen? Unearthed in Benegal’s part comedy, part political satire, is a hilarious and poignant depiction of the double dealing and corrupt middle men intrinsic to Indian rural politics. Meanwhile, at the heart of the story is a delightful romance between Armaan’s daughter, played by Minissha Lamba, and a young, honest mechanic, played by Sammir Dattani, who saves the day. Benegal paints a wonderful and believable tableau of country life with an empathetic understanding of the cultures of Indian Muslim communities. This is Sammir Dattani and Minissha Lamba’s first film to be showcased at the prestigious festival. Well Done Abba is to be screened on Sunday, the 18th of October at 18:30 UK time and Tuesday, the 20th of October at 15:15 UK time
Meanwhile, Sudhir Mishra spins his roller coaster ride at this year’s London Film Festival in the form of his slum saga titled Tera Kya Hoga Johnny (English title – Ride the Wave Johnny). This is Neil Nitin Mukesh and Soha Ali Khan’s first film to be screened at any prestigious film festival outside India. The director tells a story of Johnny, a young boy from the Mumbai slums who dreams of escaping to Dubai, but who instead must deal drugs supplied by a local mafia don to make a living. Through this trade Johnny comes into contact with a range of diverse characters, each living out their own drama in the backstreets of the sleepless city. These include Parvez (Neil Nitin Mukesh), a young man trapped by circumstances, who is having an affair with the wife of a corrupt and dangerous cop. Then there is Preeti (Soha Ali Khan), a young model who lives with her druggy advertising boyfriend, whose life is spiraling out of control. As these and other characters’ stories converge and slide inexorably into robbery, violence and murder, Johnny seizes his chance to make his dream. With mostly hand-held camerawork, and lighting not unlike Wong Kar Wai’s In the Mood for Love, this film is visually stunning. Ride The Wave Johnny is to be screened on 15th, 16th and 18th of October at 18:45, 13:00 and 16:00 hours respectively.
Master filmmaker Buddhadeb Dasgupta returns to the Festival with a tale of conflicting dreams. Bimal (Indranil Sengupta) is a good looking but unfulfilled dreamer, who works in a dead-end job. He lives at his girlfriend Meera’s (Swastika Mukherjee) flat. She has a bright career in a call centre and when Meera gets pregnant, her family tries to talk her out of it, but she adores Bimal and wants to marry him. One day, by chance, Bimal visits his old school in the country and he quickly gets lost reminiscing about his childhood. The school is now run-down, and a huge ornate window, which had inspired him as a youth, has been removed. He promises to buy a new window for the school, but as his meager finances dry up, he secretly spends his and Meera’s joint savings. Bimal delivers the window, but the school authority refuses it. Worse still, Meera finds out about the money and vows to abort their child. Dasgupta’s poetic eye delicately captures the nuances of emotion, while his poetic visual style and pacing captures the beauty of the Bengali landscape, making the ordinary seem magical. The Window is to be screened on 27th and 28th of October at 20:45 and 18:30 UK time.
But it’s just not the Hindi films that are going to shine at this year’s London Film Festival. To join the bandwagon, a Marathi film titled The Well directed by Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni makes it the 5th Indian Film to be showcased at the fest. The Well is a bittersweet coming-of-age tale, stunningly shot amongst the grandeur of the rolling Indian plains. Young Sameer leaves the city with his parents to visit their country family who are preparing for a wedding. But for Sameer there is only one aim: to meet his cousin and best friend Nachiket. The two adolescent boys are inseparable and Sameer looks up to his older, free-thinking cousin who teaches him many truths as they stand at the cross-roads of their lives with the innocence of childhood slipping away. This change is echoed by the fate of Sameer’s female cousin who is being forced into a marriage for the families’ petty gains. Nachiket becomes increasingly distraught by this marriage until he can take it no longer, leading to an action that will change Sameer’s young life forever. Kulkarni captures the subtle emotions and moods of his subjects, and their environment in a visual style reminiscent of the greats of Bengali art cinema, while he also explores the beauty of dosti (closest friends). One to watch!
With five big filmmakers representing India at the 53rd London Film Festival this year, one can surely state that Indian movies are making their presence felt globally.
Ilayaraja's 'Heights Of Greed' At Rs 2 Crores
When it comes to music, the one name that stands tall in the list is that of the veteran Ilayaraja. However, lately he has been hitting the headlines for his gestures than his music. Here is another one that seems to have surprised many in the small screen circuit.
Apparently, one of the channels which have been doing a reality singing show is all set to take off with a grand finale event and for this, they had wanted Ilayaraja to be the chief guest and also play a few songs more like a concert. This was slated to happen for long hours.
However, after showing interest in the concert, Ilayaraja is said to have demanded a whopping Rs 2 crores which gave sweat to the organizers. While some say that he has quoted that figure probably to avoid, the others said that he can say directly instead of beating around the bush in that case. Wonder what the Isai Raja Ilayaraja has to say to this.
9 Minutes Censor In Ram's 'Ganesh'
The film ‘Ganesh’ has hit the screens and reports have begun to arrive from the theatres and the audience. It is said that the film has failed to impress many and now the makers have got on to some damage control measures depending on the feedbacks they are hearing.
It is said that there seems to be a problem with the second half and many felt that the length of it was too much. The criticism has been strong so there is news that they have censored about nine minutes of the film.
It is also being said that a song might be removed since that also has nothing to do with the story and it’s not been a very captivating one. While the efforts are being made, only time will tell how much all of this will help Ram and his ‘Ganesh’ to score better than before.
'Banam' director sets eyes on 'Basanti'
After winning praises for his first film, Banam, he is reviving the same project but he refuses to tell the details. Stay tuned for this space for details of cast and other crew members.
Kunche Raghu to score music for 'Golimaar'
Raghu who sang songs for most of the compositions by Chakri in Puri’s earlier films is slowly becoming regular music director in Puri camp replacing Chakri’s place. Will he strike gold with Golimaar? Let’s wait and see.